<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hello To All</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nicolas Blanchet began making harpsichords about</DIV> <DIV>1686 in Paris.  His Great Grandson about 1808</DIV> <DIV>employed one  Johannes  Roller ( a German)  and</DIV> <DIV>started building pianos. They became exceptionally</DIV> <DIV>prominent builders in Paris and won many awards.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    In 1818 Johannes Roller and Nicolas Blanchet</DIV> <DIV> formed a partnership. It would stand to reason that</DIV> <DIV>the name was changed then to  "Roller & Blanchet".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   We find in 1820's  that this  company  was very </DIV> <DIV>successful in building small  "Dog Kennel" pianos </DIV> <DIV>with an opening in the lower center of the cabinet  </DIV> <DIV>usually  with  one pedal. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  In 1855  The  Great - Great-  Grandson,  P.A.C. </DIV> <DIV>Blanchet,  of the founder  joined the firm. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   The time lines makes it possible for this Piano </DIV> <DIV>to be the Napoleon piano.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   If I could see the action I may pin the time closer. </DIV> <DIV>         </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV> <DIV>Dallas,</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? <A title="http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017" href="http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017" target="_blank">Read reviews on AOL Autos</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>